Improvement in bedsteads



No.138J56.

H.D.ULDS.

Bedsteads.

Patented-May 13, 1,873.

.1M PHoro-muosfmfmc m Mx (assums maa-ESQ) UNITED STATES HARMON D. OLDS,OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS PATENT OFFICE.

HIS RIGHT TO CHARLES J. BAYER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEDSTEADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,756, dated May 13,1873; application filed February 13, 18,73.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARMON D. OLDs, of Cedar Rapids, in the county ofLinn and State of Iowa, have invented certain new andusefulImprovementsinBedstead-Braces, of which the following is aspecification:

The object of my invention is to furnish a simple device for holding theside rails of the bedsteads firmly, and preventing the tendency of theslats to strain and loosen the fastenings ofthe parts ofthebedstead-frame, and to avoid the creaking sound peculiar to mostbedsteads in use; and my said invention consists of a bent plate, thearms of which project beyond the bed or seat for the rails, forthe-purpose of bracing the bedstead endwise,whi1e also forming sidesocket-braces, and thus prevent the creaking of the bedstead, so veryobjectionable in ordinary-made bedsteads.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l represents a view in perspectiveof a bedstead, showing the application of my invention, and Fig. 2represents an enlarged detail view, showing more clearly the bracingdevice.

- As isusual in slat-bedsteads, the slat-bearers A are secured to theside rails B of the frame, and said slat-bearers are provided with opensockets for the reception of slats C 5 and, in order to rmly brace theframe and prevent its spreading apart, I provide the middle socketsthereof with a metallic plate, D, fastened in any suitable manner to theside rail A, so shaped and arranged as to receive and firmly hold adovetailed brace-bar or slat E, so that, as both sides of the bedsteadare provided with this metallic plate D, no lateral pressure upon theside rails can affect their stability.

plane by reason of the wedge-shaped socket,

piece D projecting a slight distance out from the slat-bearer A of therails.

I sometimes apply this device to the head and foot of the bedstead-framealso,` which serves to overcome any warping which might occurfrom thesuper-strain upon the middle parts of the side rails. This feature isclearly illustrated in the perspective drawing, the special object ofthe device being to hold thc bed-rails firmly in place, and therebyrender the bedstead firm and strong.

I am aware that a dovetail socket and dovetailed slat end is not new;but such device has been found ineffectual to accomplish the purpose ofmy improvement; that is, to aord lengthwise firmness.

Having described my invention, I claim- The bent metallic plate D withits endsprojecting beyond its bed or bearer A, and secured in thebearer-mortise to form an endwise brace to the bedstead, as describedand shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses this 6th day of February, A. D.

HARMON D. OLDS. Witnesses A. N. EAsTMAN, H. BENNETT.

